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Dev Desai

+44 20 3314 6308 ddesai@wfw.com View profile

Work Department

Dispute Resolution

Position

An expert real estate litigator, Dev advises on landlord and tenant disputes, representing developers in the removal of legal obstacles to their projects and assisting financial institutions to enforce security against land.

He also has extensive experience advising on real estate-related insolvency, specialist telecommunications matters and professional negligence actions.

Dev’s clients benefit from his background as an e-commerce entrepreneur and his experience working in a regulated industry while a manager at Network Rail.

Dev is recommended by leading legal directories. In 2021, The Legal 500 UK noted that he is “highly responsive”, has “excellent legal and industry-relevant knowledge, overlaid with a very practical and commercial perspective and approach to cases” and demonstrates “hands-on partner-level leadership”. He has been commended by Chambers UK for his “very down to earth style” and the “personal touch that makes his clients feel valued”.

Memberships

1. Law Society of England and Wales
2. Property Litigation Association

Education

1. 2002 – 2003 · College of Law (London), LPC
2. 2001 – 2002 · Nottingham Trent University, Management Diploma
3. 1999 · MCSE (Systems Engineer, Microsoft-Certified)
4. 1996 – 1999 · University of London: Queen Mary College, LLB Honours